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ReviewJournal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Targets of Neuroprotection in Glaucoma.

Shaoqing He, Dorota L Stankowska, Dorette Z Ellis, Raghu R Krishnamoorthy, Thomas Yorio

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Review in Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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61citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 127 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shaoqing HeNorth Texas Eye Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center , Fort Worth, Texas.
Dorota L StankowskaNorth Texas Eye Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center , Fort Worth, Texas.
Dorette Z EllisNorth Texas Eye Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center , Fort Worth, Texas.
Raghu R KrishnamoorthyNorth Texas Eye Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center , Fort Worth, Texas.
Thomas YorioNorth Texas Eye Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center , Fort Worth, Texas.
University of North Texas Health Science Center · USUniversity of North Texas · US

Funding

Role of endothelin receptors in glaucomatous optic neuropathyR01EY019952 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR · PI KRISHNAMOORTHY, RAGHU R · 2010 to 2014
$1.6M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY019952
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Progressive neurodegeneration of the optic nerve and the loss of retinal ganglion cells is a hallmark of glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) being the most frequent form of glaucoma in the Western world. While some genetic mutations have been identified for some glaucomas, those associated with POAG are limited and for most POAG patients, the etiology is still unclear. Unfortunately, treatment of this neurodegenerative disease and other retinal degenerative diseases is lacking. For POAG, most of the treatments focus on reducing aqueous humor formation, enhancing uveoscleral or conventional outflow, or lowering intraocular pressure through surgical means. These efforts, in some cases, do not always lead to a prevention of vision loss and therefore other strategies are needed to reduce or reverse the progressive neurodegeneration. In this review, we will highlight some of the ocular pharmacological approaches that are being tested to reduce neurodegeneration and provide some form of neuroprotection.

Indexed as

AnimalsGlaucomaHumansIntraocular PressureNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroprotective AgentsOphthalmic SolutionsNeuroprotective AgentsOphthalmic Solutionsdrug targetsglaucomaneuroprotection

Identifiers

PMID28820649
PMCPMC5963639
OpenAlexW2745688041

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